A study of the manufacture of glass in a British factory, where the handcraftsman still applies his art alongside modern mass production methods. A sequence is devoted to a survey of the department of Glass Technology at Sheffield University.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311214
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Factories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Great Britain
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Manufacturing processes
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mass production
Crafts & Visual Arts → Glass craft
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)